Football Recap: Danville Warriors vs. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves
Danville and Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Danville had to settle for second. They and the Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 50-49 defeat. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (47), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Danville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Carter Ward, who threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Ward a new career-high in rushing yards (19). Jace Scrafton was Ward's top target, picking up 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Danville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Leading Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory to victory were Cj Harris and Maverick Geske. Harris gained 223 total yards and three touchdowns, while Geske gained 402 total yards and two touchdowns. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Harris posted at least 108 rushing yards in the eighth games prior. Edwin Watson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 85 receiving yards.
The loss snapped Danville's winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 8-2 record. As for Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Danville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, they will welcome Roncalli at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 49.5 points per game this season.
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